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Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej, titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent Asian sovereign, and the third-longest of any sovereign state.
politics · King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016 · also Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Bhumibol, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama 9, Bhumibol the Great, Rama 9 of Thailand
Born 5 December 1927 · Died 13 October 2016 · Q855252
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rappler.com: Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bhumibol Adulyadej | Facts, Biography, & Reign
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Public attention spiked: 27,133 Wikipedia readers in one day, 21.7× the usual 1,249, with 0 article edits.
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The New York Times: Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Reported net worth: $1B (as of 2021).
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New York Daily News: Thailand says goodbye to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej with a grand five-day ceremony
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Yahoo: Thailand kicks off sumptuous funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Time: Thailand Bids Farewell to Beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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The Mirror: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dead aged 88 after battle with illness
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Yahoo: Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies Age 88
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Died 2016-10-13.
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“If the King can do no wrong, it is akin to looking down upon him, because the King is not being treated as a human being. The King can do wrong.”
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Bhumibol's wealth was again listed as US$30 billion
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It was revealed as part of WikiLeaks' leak of United States diplomatic cables that he had suffered from Parkinson's disease and depression
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And he headed the magazine's list of the "world's richest royals" from 2008 to 2013
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Shocked longtime residents of traditional marketplace districts by serving them with eviction notices
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Awarded Royal Family Order of Terengganu (2000).
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Awarded Royal Family Order of Selangor (1999).
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For a waste water aerator named "Chai Pattana", and several patents on rainmaking after 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and the "supersandwich" patent in 2003
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Bhumibol played a key role in Thailand's transition to a democratic system
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The majority parties invited General Suchinda Kraprayoon, a leader of the coup group, to be prime minister
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Bhumibol became the world's longest-reigning living monarch following the deaths of Emperor Hirohito of Japan and Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
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Awarded Nepal Pratap Bhaskara (1986).
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“I felt the music in my head sounded better, so I turned off the radio and scribbled it down on a piece of paper. I remember that it was in May. People liked that song. They said it was beautiful. I felt overjoyed.”
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By the popular Army Commander-in-Chief, General Prem Tinsulanonda, who later became the Privy Council President
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The king reiterated that the monarchy should remain impartial and be in peaceful co-existence with everybody
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The laws were toughened during the dictatorship of royalist and anti-communist Premier Thanin Kraivichien
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When the Parliament voted 149–19 to extend democratic elections down to district levels, Bhumibol refused to sign the law
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Visiting camps throughout the country, and publicly warning of internal and external threats
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“s resignation and departure from Thailand. According to William Stevenson, the king had asked the three tyrants to avoid bloodshed; although the three tyrants had agreed, they later changed their minds. Eventually, it led to the incidents of October 1973. Bhumibol distanced himself from the Thai military after Thanom”
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Together with Princess Ubol Ratana whom he tied for points
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Awarded Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964).
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Bhumibol became the 23rd person to receive the Certificate of Bestowal of Honorary Membership on behalf of Vienna's University of Music and Performing Arts
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Awarded Order of Brilliant Jade (1963).
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Awarded Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (1963).
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Awarded Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (1962).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX (1960).
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Awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan (1960).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (1960).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1960).
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Awarded Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha (1960).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders (1960).
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A military coup overthrew the government of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram with allegations of lèse-majesté, corruption and manipulation of the election held earlier that year
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And later played at Goodman's home in New York in 1960
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Bhumibol vetoed parliamentary-approved land reform legislation twice before consenting to sign it
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Career landmark: coronation of Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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Bhumibol started a jazz band, Lay Kram, whom he performed with on a radio station he started at his palace
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On Coronation Day, Bhumibol's consort was made queen (Somdet Phra Boromma Rajini)
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Career landmark: Wedding of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara.
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The royalist government made a law that increased the power to control the Crown Property by the monarch as the restoration of their political power and assets, which was taken to the state property by the People Party f
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Career landmark: King of Thailand (1946–2016).
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Bhumibol became a jazz enthusiast, and started to play the saxophone, a passion that he kept throughout his life
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Awarded Order of the Royal House of Chakri (1938).
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His nine-year-old brother Ananda Mahidol became King Rama VIII
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Bhumibol was given his first camera, which ignited his lifelong enthusiasm for photography
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His mother took her family to Switzerland, where he continued his education at the École nouvelle de la Suisse romande in Lausanne
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Against the caretaker government, following six months of political crisis
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After his father obtained a certificate from Harvard
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Born 1927-12-05.
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Awarded UNDP Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Career landmark: Celebration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 4th Cycle Birthday Anniversary.
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Career landmark: Participated in 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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Career landmark: Ordination of Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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Career landmark: Golden Jubilee of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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Career landmark: Celebration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday.
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Career landmark: Celebration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary.
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Career landmark: Celebration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary.
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Career landmark: Celebration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary.
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Career landmark: Celebrations for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th Birthday.
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Career landmark: Celebration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 3rd Cycle Birthday Anniversary.
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Career landmark: Rajamangala Celebrations of Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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Career landmark: Celebration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 50th Birthday.
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Career landmark: 60th anniversary celebrations of Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession.
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